Diaper cover



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INVENTOR. PHYLLIS A TURNER HAROLD A. OWEN AT TURN United States PatentDIAPER COVER Phyllis A. Turner and Harold A. Owen, Dover, Deb, assignorto International Latex Corporation, Dover, I)e|., a corporation ofDelaware Application September 17, 1956, Serial No. 610,125

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-287) This invention relates to a waterproofdiapercover and particularly to a diaper cover of the type having apocket for receiving and holding a diaper.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a diaper coverconstruction which will (a) minimize working," i. e., stretching andrelaxing, of the waistband in the region of the diaper pocket when thecover is in use, thereby minimizing rumpling, bunching, and displacementof the diaper; (b) permit the body portion incorporating the pocket tobe laid substantially flat to facilitate the insertion and removal ofthe diaper from the pocket; and (c) have suflicient elasticity at thewaist band and at the leg openings to insure snugness and watertightness in these regions.

To this end, the diaper cover of the present invention has asubstantially inelastic, elongated body portion which incorporates thepocket for the diaper and highly elastic wing portions which extend fromeach side of one end of the body portion and carry fastening means forfastening the wing portions to the opposite end of the body portion whenthe body portion is folded. The inelasticity of the body portionminimizes working" of the waist band adjacent the pocket during the useof the diaper cover and permits the pocket portion to be laid flat tofacilitate insetrion or removal of the diaper from the pocket. Theelasticity of the wing portions provides a snugness and water tightnessat both the waist band and leg openings when the diaper cover is in use.

Having broadly described the invention, a more detailed description isgiven hereinafter by reference to the accompanying drawings herein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the interior side of the unfolded diaper coverof the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the exterior side of the folded diaper cover.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the folded and fastened diaper cover asit appears in use.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line lV--lV of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the unassembled pocket forming sheets ofthe diaper cover.

. Referring to the drawings and in particular to Figs. 1 and 2, thediaper cover includes an elongated, generally rectangular body portionhaving a pocket 11 for receiving and holding a diaper, and wing portions12 which extend from each side of one end of the body portion 10 and areadapted to be fastened to the sides of the opposite end of the bodyportion 10 by suitable fastening means, such as the snaps 13 on the wingportions 12 and 14 on the opposite end of body portion 10, to form theenclosing garment with the pocket 11 on the interior thereof as shown inFig. 2. The wing portions 12 are of a width, at their outer extremities,substantially less than one-half the length of the body portion 10 toprovide leg openings 15 as shown in Fig. 3 and the inner marginal edges12b of the wing portions 12 are curved inwardly toward the body portion10 to conform to the contour of the legs of the wearer.

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In accordance with the invention, the body portion is substantiallyinelastic to minimize working of the waist band adjacent the ends of thepocket 11, thereby minimizing rumpling, bunchiug or displacement of thediaper when the cover is in use. To this end, the body portion 10 ismade of a suitable substantially unstretchable material, such as awaterproof plastic film or treated fabric, such as coated silk. Incontrast, the wing portions 112 are made highly elastic and providesufiticient elasticity to insure a snugness and water tightness at thewaistband and leg openings when the cover is in use.

The wing portions H are conveniently made of the same material as thebody portion 10 and made longitudinnlly elastic by gathering thematerial of the opposed edges 12a and 12b and holding these edges sogathered by suitable elastic means, such as elastic thread or strips ortapes of suitable elastic material.

The body portion 10 is conveniently formed of a backing sheet and twopocket forming sheets ltltb which overlie the backing sheet 10a and arestitched at their outer marginal edges to the backing sheet 100. Theinner marginal edges of the sheets 10b are curved to provide anelongated medial opening 16 through which the diaper may be inserted orremoved and to provide an exposed area of the diaper to receive soil andmoisture. The pocket forming sheets 10b are preferably pleated at theircorners to provide fullness at the central portion of the pocket 11 andthe inner curved marginal edges of the sheets 10b are shorter than theouter marginal edges as best shown in Fig. 5. This latter featurecompensates for the difference in radius of the inner and outer surfacesof the crotch portion when a diaper is inserted in pocket ill and thecover folded as shown in Fig.3, to thereby minimize wrinkling of thesheets 16b in this region.

Extra snaps, such as shown at Ma, may be provided adjacent the sides ofthe opposite end of the body portion 10 to provide additionalndjustability for the wa st band, and reinforcing pads, such as shown at1'7 may be provided on the inner surface of sheets 10 to reinforce someof the snaps.

From the above description it can be seen that there is provided a novelconstruction for a diaper cover of the type incorporating a pocket forreceiving and holding a diaper. The substantial inelastic body portionlit incorporating the diaper pocket 11 minimizes worlung of the waistband adjacent the ends of the pocket when the cover is in use, therebyminimizing rumpling, bunching, and displacement of the diaper, andpermits the body portion 10 to be laid fiat to facilitate insertion andremoval of the diaper from the pocket ill. The highly elastic wingportion 12 provides sutficicnt elasticity at the waist band and the legopenings to insure snugness and water tightness at these regions whenthe cover is in use.

While a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed it is to be understood that this is for the purpose ofillustration only and that changes and modifications can be made thereinwizhout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A diaper cover comprising, an elongated substantially inelastic bodyportion of flexible waterproof material having a pocket open at one facethereof along a medial portion thereof for receiving and holding adiaper with an area of the diaper exposed, highly elastic wing portionsextending from each side of one end of the body portion. cooperatingfastening means on said wing portions and the other end of said bodyportion adapter. to be fastened together when the body portion is foldedon itself to form an enclosing garment with said pocket opening to theinterior thereof, said wing portions being of a width at their outerextremities substantially less than one-half of the length of said bodyportion so as to provide leg openings when the body portion is folded toform the enclosing garment, the elastic wing portions being formed offlexible waterproof material and comprising elastic means covered bysaid flexible waterproof material for making said wing portions elasticat both the leg openings and the waist band when the cover is in use.

2. A diaper cover comprising, an elongated substantially inelastic bodyportion of flexible waterproof material having a pocket open at one facethereof along a medial portion thereof for receiving and holding adiaper with an area of the diaper exposed, highly elastic wing portionsextending from each side of one end of the body portion, cooperatingfastening means on said wing portions and the other end of the bodyportion adapted to be fastened together when the body portion is foldedon itself to form an enclosing garment with said pocket opening to '4the interior thereof, said wing portion being made elastic by gatheringthe material thereof along the opposed lateral edges and holding thematerial gathered by elastic means, said wing portions being of a widthat their outer extremities substantially less than one-half of thelength of said body portion so as to provide leg openings when the bodyportion is folded to form the enclosing garment, the elastic wingportions providing elasticity at both of the leg openings and the waistband when the cover is in use.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,004,088 Alsop June 11, 1935 2,292,030 Kraft Aug. 4, 1942 2,538,758Briemont Ian. 23, 1951 2,754,824 Blaufus July 17, 1956

